entrails
1 of 1noun/ˈɛnt.rəlz/
Forms:entrails
1
the internal organs, particularly the intestines, of a human or animal
- The hunter gutted the deer and removed its entrails before preparing it for cooking.
- The surgeon carefully inspected the patient's entrails to assess the extent of the internal injuries.
- The vulture feasted on the entrails of the carcass, leaving behind only bones and scraps.
- In medieval times, fortune-tellers would divine the future by studying the entrails of sacrificial animals.
- The butcher discarded the entrails of the pig after removing them during the butchering process.